Alumni Archive
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M. Arthur Gensler Jr.
From the moment M. Arthur “Art” Gensler Jr. (B.Arch. ’58) received notification of his acceptance into the Bachelor of Architecture program at Cornell, he began what would become a 60-plus-year career as an architect, business builder, global leader, and philanthropist.
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Diane Cho
As a high school student trying to choose a college, Diane Cho (B.Arch. ’73) toured campuses with her father.
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Susan Boyle
A senior consultant at GEI Consultants, Susan Boyle (M.R.P. ’82) has four decades of experience in consulting and policy development for hazardous site remediation and brownfield redevelopment in the Northeastern U.S.
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Michael Brown
Originally from Los Angeles, Michael Brown (M.R.P. ’80, Ph.D. CRP ’84) was first in his immediate family to attend college and graduated from the University of California–Santa Cruz with honors in 1974, majoring in politics.
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David Benn
As a child, David Benn (B.Arch. ’74) took his first step toward a career in architecture when he built a tree house with his grandfather, who was a skilled builder.
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![A group of adult Black men and one Black woman sit around a table where they created a diagram on a large sheet of paper.]()
Kirk Harris
As the founder and president of the Parent and Community Technology and Law Center in Illinois, Dr. Kirk E. Harris (Ph.D. CRP ’92) advocates for equitable government policies that can strengthen families, and in turn, create stronger communities.
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James Siena
When James Siena (B.F.A. ’79) was pondering what to study in college, he initially thought that illustration was his path.
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Frances M. Shloss
Frances M. Shloss ’44 (B.Arch. ’45) entered the architecture profession at a time that was heavily shaped by World War II.
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Robert Joy
From joining community boards to founding art projects, architect Robert Joy (B.Arch. ’73) fully immersed himself into the communities he designed for throughout his career, as he sought to integrate the community’s voice and needs into architectural projects.
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John Ahearn
Binghamton, New York, native John Ahearn (B.F.A. ’73) has spent decades creating life-cast sculptures for his career-defining work of representing the neighbors and everyday people in the places where he has lived.
